CVE-2019-5219
Description
There is a double free vulnerability on certain drivers of Huawei Mate10 smartphones versions earlier than ALP-AL00B 9.0.0.181(C00E87R2P20T8). An attacker tricks the user into installing a malicious application, which makes multiple processes operate the same resource at the same time. Successful exploit could cause a denial of service condition.
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A double free vulnerability in Huawei Mate10 drivers allows a malicious app to cause a denial of service by triggering concurrent resource operations.
Vulnerability
A double free vulnerability exists in certain drivers of Huawei Mate10 smartphones running versions earlier than ALP-AL00B 9.0.0.181(C00E87R2P20T8) [1]. The flaw occurs when multiple processes operate on the same resource simultaneously, leading to a double free condition.
Exploitation
An attacker must trick the user into installing a malicious application [1]. Once installed, the application can cause multiple processes to concurrently access the same resource, triggering the double free.
Impact
Successful exploitation results in a denial of service condition [1]. No other impacts such as code execution or information disclosure are mentioned in the advisory.
Mitigation
Huawei has released a software update to version ALP-AL00B 9.0.0.181(C00E87R2P20T8) to fix this vulnerability [1]. Users should update their devices to the latest firmware. No workarounds are provided.
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References
1- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190130-01-smartphone-enmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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